Operators union calls on Metro to slow down, communicate

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Metro’s largest union is calling on the transit agency to run its trains no faster than 40 mph after rail safety incidents in the wake of last week’s near miss.

The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 called on Metro to notify the union within 24 hours of all incidents of “any significance,” plus tell all workers so they can be on the alert for similar safety concerns.

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